Friend Experiment

Turley

Old Vines California Zinfandel 2012

When a friend hosts a pig roast that turns into a Turley tasting... — 8 years ago

Mike, Stef and 17 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Ross Cobb
9.9

Also opened by a friend for the group — 8 years ago

Andrew, P and 22 others liked this

Ovid

Experiment No. P4.9 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2009

Celebrating the sale of Ovid today! Yum. — 8 years ago

Rob, Jeff and 12 others liked this
Rob Sternthal

Rob Sternthal

Haha no sh-t Jeff!!!!
Mike R

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Nice
Carl Fischer

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@Jeff Shapiro I believe the universe shares that sentiment! Pity.

Ovid

Experiment M9.36 Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Now we're talking! Restrained nose, but it really takes off from there. Multiple red and black fruit flavors, chocolate and vanilla on the mid palate, baking spiced dark cherries and wet tobacco on the finish. Multi layered- what a wine! — 9 years ago

Paul, Eric and 23 others liked this
Ryan M

Ryan M

#ovidcult 👍🏻👍🏻
Jim Trobaugh

Jim Trobaugh

Nice👍

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Was my second of two bottles. Opened the first a year ago and was unimpressed. Drank the second last night and time was its friend. Awesome. — 9 years ago

Ovid

Experiment No. D7.86 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2006

Love this fruity and smooth style. But the finish was a bit bitter. — 9 years ago

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Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1984

With my dear friend Ken Wegner. We graduated from Denison University thirty years ago today!!! Amazing. — 10 years ago

Ovid

Experiment J5.8 Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2008

Really rich. Interesting amount of petit Verdot. — 10 years ago

Daniel and Jim liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1997

When a friend brings a first growth to a cookout...you DRINK IT! Damn good! — 12 years ago

Mike and Brad liked this
Brad Swinford

Brad Swinford

I need new friends!
Mike Swinford

Mike Swinford

Ha! Hooman back from Paris and off the wagon! Great night last night!

Brooklyn Oenology

Friend Riesling

Delicious, very drinkable off-dry reisling. Paired with a summer salad. — 8 years ago

Michael Anderson
with Michael

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1970

This was a gift from a friend. It was laying in a closet at ambient room temp for 30-odd years, so I was nervous to open it, but it was perfect. So complex and fragrant. Acid and tannin still seemingly youthful. Wow! — 8 years ago

Keith, Byron and 25 others liked this

Château Clerc Milon

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

As my good friend Ron would say "if you're into baby snatching" go for it. Cheers! — 8 years ago

Ron, Eric and 13 others liked this
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Weijie Shi (Jay)

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Cannot help baby snatching sometimes 😆

Orin Swift Cellars

Abstract Grenache Blend 2011

Ron R
9.3

Not sure is this is identified correctly, but age is certainly a friend of this wine. On the nose, we detect kirsch and candied cherries.
The palette, while rich, is not as flamboyant as it was in its youth. Black stone fruits meld with anise and a hint of cloves. Finishes dense and a touch sweet. Wifey rated this as 93 pts. Who am I to argue.
— 9 years ago

Eric, David and 31 others liked this
"Odedi"

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*500th
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Thanks O. My numeracy is lacking, hence, no counts 🙂

Ovid

Experiment W1.4 Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2014

Austin Peterson recommended this to me😃 congrats on an amazing first white wine at Ovid! — 9 years ago

Erik AckermanWineMascot
with Erik and WineMascot
Cody, Henrik and 3 others liked this
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It was simply amazing!

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

A great wine with a great friend. Rutherford Valley Cabernet never disappoints Complex full fruit delicious — 10 years ago

Al Sears
with Al
Al and Steve liked this

Ovid

Experiment K 1.5 2005

Always love Experiment from Ovid. The 2005 was more cab franc dominant and it's showing well with another decade or so left in the tank. — 10 years ago

Cody Short
with Cody
Cody, WineMascot and 1 other liked this

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

This beautiful 2005 cab was an anniversary gift from a great friend of mine @Jeff Savigny The vintage is the year we got married. The nose is so complex and yet so subdued, it practically blew my mind. A nose full of roses, tobacco, dark fruit and licorice with a hint of molasses and vanilla. On the palate very dry, with a faint aged acidity, yet very rich and delicious. You can spend just as much time smelling this as drinking it. This was a near perfect wine and a great anniversary present! — 10 years ago

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Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1999

Dychemistry Experiment — 11 years ago

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Claire Coffee

Claire Coffee

I mean Dychuemistryz

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Hello old friend!! Still in the 5 favs for me from Cali cabs. Plums, chocolate, moderate oak, long long finish with leafy tunes. Well done Caymus! — 8 years ago

Daniel, George and 1 other liked this
George Yasutake

George Yasutake

Have yet to meet a Caymus SS I didn't like👍

Ovid

Experiment F6.0 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2010

In a very good spot. Starting the weekend and celebrating sale of #ovid — 8 years ago

Howard, David and 12 others liked this
Carl Fischer

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Celebrating or mourning?
Matt Duncan

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If it ain't broke!
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@Matt Duncan true that!!!

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1982

George Latour, born in 1982. Sounds like a school friend. This one has volatile alcohol on the nose. Again, just like some school friends. This bottle might not be perfect. — 8 years ago

Cara ZimmermanDaniel Moritz
with Cara and Daniel
Eric, Anthony and 3 others liked this

Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001

Brett is your friend and there's plenty more time to appreciate him.... — 9 years ago

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Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1994

Friend brought a mag over and this was about the best burger wine anyone could pull from any cellar. Low acid but restrained fruit. I don't drink CA wines often enough, this was a hit. Chocolate, raspberry, very smooth and round mouthfeel. — 9 years ago

Ira and Joseph liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2014

2014 - 13/03/15 bottling.
A treat to enjoy this with my good friend and mentor Ehren Jordan. There's been no stronger source of inspiration than Lapierre, AG and EJ for me
— 10 years ago

Bob, Roman and 5 others liked this
Zack Miller

Zack Miller

Ehren Jordan same Wine Maker that collaborated with Jacobs creek and their Two Lands label? If so, he really had put together a nice meet and greet for that launch in Orlando earlier this year
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That's the one Zack!

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend

2011- gift from a friend. Excellent structure, tannins are very mellow but alcohol is still very hot. Fruit forward, possibly oxidized fruit (port-like fruit). — 10 years ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1999

NYE 2014 pre-dinner appetizer w my lovely wife! Amazingly youthful and balanced with no signs of aging aside from how smoothly it goes down the hatch! My 1st Opus ever from a friend in OKC. — 11 years ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

An old friend in for the nightcap. — 11 years ago